Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2026

[asmcom]

Is there an external USB enclosure that supports flashing and that is easily obtainable in europe?

Yes the Vantec NST-540S3-BK DX2, Vantec NST-536S3-BK, Vantec NST-510S3-BK or OWC Mercury Pro.

We are the European distributer for Vantec so we have plenty of stock of any of the above enclosures. OWC also available.

If you want a quotation please email us.

See our seller page URL below.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

Asmcom

[asmcom]

Yep - it is strange.

I have 4 drives now - two Asus and one LG that are BDXL compatible and then the LG NS60, which is official. I had one of the original NS60 with Firmware 1.00. I don't suppose the latest will work without a firmware patch/downgrade.

The least amount of issues I have ever had are with the official drive.

One difference is that my NS60 is on the SATA bus while the ASUS drive is on the USB 3 bus.

In any case, I like to spread the backup duties around so no single drive does all the work.

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Good idea.

Asmcom

[tomasme]

I had no idea about this....I figured all Blu-Ray drives would play 4K Blu-Ray discs. You guys saved me big time. I used Marty's flasher and it worked perfectly. Thanks!!

[glc650]

I figured all Blu-Ray drives would play 4K Blu-Ray discs.

It's no different than BR players. You need a 4K BR player in order to play 4K movies.

[Dino-Killer 912]

I saw there is a 1.04 firmware for BU40N in the ‘BU40N-N-Main’ folder within the MK firmwares, is it different from the recommended 1.03? How do I tell if my drive is the “BU40N-N-Main” model?

[MartyMcNuts]

I saw there is a 1.04 firmware for BU40N in the ‘BU40N-N-Main’ folder within the MK firmwares, is it different from the recommended 1.03? How do I tell if my drive is the “BU40N-N-Main” model?

1.04 is sh!t. Stick with 1.03.

[patricia-p]

It's possible to recover if you can find bu20 fw and can use dos flash on your pc

Can you help me find bu20 firmware please? I looked for HP and the original hardware it was on LG but it may never have been updated hence not available as a download.

Do I need a specific version of dos flash?

BU20N (SO5JH) FW BU24 HW: A
KCC-REM-HLD-BU10N

2016 07 10

CT: 7EEPQDAGY343YL

HP PN: 762434-800

Spares PN: 781417-001

I am unable to add any more images as I have reached the limit.

[Billycar11]

It's possible to recover if you can find bu20 fw and can use dos flash on your pc

Can you help me find bu20 firmware please? I looked for HP and the original hardware it was on LG but it may never have been updated hence not available as a download.

Do I need a specific version of dos flash?

BU20N (SO5JH) FW BU24 HW: A
KCC-REM-HLD-BU10N

2016 07 10

CT: 7EEPQDAGY343YL

HP PN: 762434-800

Spares PN: 781417-001

I am unable to add any more images as I have reached the limit.

can you pc use dosflash like it has ide mode in the bios not only ahci?
if you dont have ide mode just give up

[patricia-p]

It's possible to recover if you can find bu20 fw and can use dos flash on your pc.

can you pc use dosflash like it has ide mode in the bios not only ahci?
if you dont have ide mode just give up

I don’t have IDE and it’s time to accept that I borked the drive beyond recovery. Thanks for your help.

[troyUHD]

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped make drive flashing possible!
Purchased an LG WH16NS40 from Amazon and hooked it up to my Linux Mint Debian Edition tower to SATA port #3.
Ryzen 7 3700x processor. Gigabyte motherboard.

Downloaded the appropriate files from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634&sid=d91ceafd ... ba44f04854

Worked find with the “enc” flag. Here is the command I typed in the terminal if it might help anyone else. The files I downloaded where in the Downloads directory in the folder called Drive_Flashing.

./makemkvcon f -d 'dev_21:0' -f /home/troy/Downloads/Drive_Flashing/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /home/troy/Downloads/Drive_Flashing/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin

Thank you so very much for this help! Super job!
Troy

Drive info if anyone is curious:
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: <snip>
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Label: TERMINATOR 2
Timestamp: 2017-09-08 18:13:46
Protection: AACS2.0/C v61
Data capacity: 58.95 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2
Bus encryption flags: 80

[Johnqmalapert]

Hi all, which ones of these 3 is the best for ripping UHD discs?

Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK
ASUS BW-16D1HT
LG BP60NB10

[Billycar11]

Hi all, which ones of these 3 is the best for ripping UHD discs?

Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK
ASUS BW-16D1HT
LG BP60NB10

Out of those probably the bp60
But a pioneer is way better email me about a pioneer if you want one

[Coopervid]

Get a Pioneer. Best drive.

[Starkiller-1994]

I am trying to do this process for BP50NB40. In the section it mean BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and ...> BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc. Where do i find the with enc and the BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash as well.

[MartyMcNuts]

I am trying to do this process for BP50NB40. In the section it mean BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and ...> BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc. Where do i find the with enc and the BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash as well.

The easiest way is to use SDFtool Flasher and follow these steps.

1. Flash the drive to BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK.

Now for the crossflash:

2. Select the RECOVERY option and in the pop up, select the BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK firmware that you just flashed.
3. Select the BP60NB10 1.00-MK or BU40N 1.00 firmware that you want to use in the normal drop box.
4. Click START